Opinion

Paying less than legal minimum wage, and not registering employees with EOBI is an offence routinely committed

The issue of effective governance has become crucial at a time when we expect an acceleration of economic development

It will be an uphill task to neutralise these elements of American society who are staunch believers of Trumpism

It is in America’s interest to go beyond betting on India’s capability to stand up to China

The cabinet consists of elected parliamentarians not necessarily specialising in the ministries allotted to them

The Covid-19 crisis has brought a change in customer behaviour for more than 65% of companies

There were cracks in the White House with Vice-president Pence falling out with President Trump

The cumulative impact of these could be the volume of remittances received through official channels grows

President-elect Joe Biden experiences an unprecedented march to the White House

Irony is that we keep counting and discussing events in numerical terms without analysing dynamics of a phenomenon

Biden will have to address several foreign and security issues that threaten the peace and stability of the world

While US is unique in its relationship with its minorities, Pakistan should reflect on its similar trajectory

Today, no relationship is more consequential for the future of world politics as that between the US and China

The health and well-being of the community at large starts from the basic level of individual responsibility

The Hazara community can hardly be blamed for taking steps to demand the Prime Minister’s attention

Pakistan has set a target of vaccinating 70 million people to achieve ‘herd immunity’

We cannot go back in time and undo our collective praise for a man who has done so much damage to the US

Many who argue about what should go on social media and what should not. The bigger problem is who decides this

It is only twice in Pakistan’s 70-plus years of history that the state directly intervened to help the poor

Transitioning from dirty energy is also the only option for humanity’s survival

Imran Khan is not new to politics, but naïve he certainly is

Imran Khan’s reformist govt, despite many mistakes, continues to create new winners and losers in Pakistani politics

Wars serve a political purpose, as without one wars are only adventures

Absence of mass mobilisation is why PDM’s rallies haven’t translated into any game-changing political moves

Not all mutations make a pathogen resistant to medicines but may make it more or less infectious

No nation of the world deserves to be occupied, its people killed and its infrastructure razed to the ground

The damage done to the democratic project will need a long hard look

While Pakistan successfully tackled the pandemic, questions were raised as to why we couldn’t eradicate polio so far

US' pre-conceived ideas about China’s actions and intentions seem to be leading Washington into a deadly trap

If 20 million Sikhs can roll back the steamroller of RSS, what will be the motivation level of 200 million Muslims

Is there light at the end of the tunnel for the people who continue to experience back-to-back crises?

In sheer excitement or plain ignorance, some spokespersons have been declaring the country in surplus

Coercive and authoritarian tendencies have re-emerged across South Asia

The assaulted coal miners were Hazara Shias, they had suffered this tumultuous fate many times in the past

US-India relations as a balancer to a rising China; and the enduring US national interests

Artificial sabotage of dissent were used by the Indian government in its hybrid war against Pakistan

The reality is not lost on the Afghan people, who can clearly see Kabul’s fingerprints on this violence

We need to understand that the battle against Covid hasn’t been won

Child, early, forced marriages place children at risk of violence and abuse, and deprives them of fundamentals right

The year just ended saw Pakistan shaken by the struggle between political order and disorder

The key for Pakistan to achieve foreign policy goals is to have internal political and economic consolidation

NawazSharifism may mean leaving your responsibilities as a senior minister of the governmen

The centre-piece of a modern fighter’s cockpit are three glass displays of 8x10 inches

According to Abraham Maslow, culminates into self-actualisation with satisfaction of all lower-level needs

Pakistan has the advantage of being a central point in the world’s geological history

With the new vaccines coming in, the Covid-19 crisis will fade with time but air pollution is here to stay

Pakistan is only recovering from the damage it sustained during the two decades of fighting terror on its land

The road towards achieving immunity is not going to be smooth

Shortage of shipping containers in some countries matched by an oversupply in others has created bottlenecks worldwide

Asia and Pacific region is providing lessons on how new normal can be more effectively achieved with gender equality